Former Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

January 29, 2010 - Roy Brown, 62, of Tucson, was sentenced today to 31 months' imprisonment for possession of child pornography, by U.S. District Court Judge Frank R. Zapata. Brown was previously employed as a deputy with the Pinal County Sheriff's Department.

In May of 2008, an FBI agent investigating the online trade of child pornography discovered that Brown was sharing images of child pornography via the Internet. A subsequent forensic examination of the defendant’s computer and a compact disk found at the defendant's home revealed that the defendant possessed 87 images of child pornography. On November 16, 2009, the defendant pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with possession of child pornography.

Upon release from prison, Brown will be placed on lifetime supervised release. He will be required to register as a sex offender and to complete a sex offender treatment program.

The investigation leading to the conviction was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Angela Woolridge, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson.